St Michael's Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Requires improvement
Apr 23 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
East Sussex
Unique reference
114520
Address
Houghton Green Lane, Playden, TN31 7PJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
81 (87% of total capacity)
Boys
54.3%
Girls
45.7%
First language not English
2.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.2%
Persistent absence
16.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 96.3%
Other Asian 2.5%
Mixed 1.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-3.2
WritingAverage-2.4
MathsAverage-1.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 38%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
6
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
6
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
2
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
6
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher14.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
9
5
4
Year 1
11
6
5
Year 2
9
4
5
Year 3
16
8
8
Year 4
10
7
3
Year 5
18
10
8
Year 6
8
4
4
Year 2024-2025